The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-08-04

Our telegraphic dispatches are very
interesting.
Mr.. M. L. Lee, prominent merchant
of Goldsboro, N. c., is in the city.
No mails since Monday-with oul
scissors idle, it is little difficult to edit
a paper.
Real estate has been moving in Ashe-
vile during the past two weeks-along
the streets.
The beautiful residence of Mr.. A. J
Lyman, on Merrimon Avenue, is nearing
completion.
An Elegy on Muddy Pavement at
tracted considerable attention and in
terest III our city Yesterday.
We were greatly pleased to see Gent
Vance on our streets YESTERDAY. He is
still feeble, out improving rapidly.
The Grain and Grass Exhibit opens
TO DAY in the Farmers Warehouse.
Admission free to all. Be sure and call.
The DAILY CITIZEN is not only rapidly
increasing IN cIFcuf65on in the city, but
out of it. we are bounding onward now.
Mr.. R. A. Hunter and his force laid
over 400 feet of gas mains down on
Chestnut street yesterday, reaching
White Pine street.
Mr.. Mcintosh, and Mr.. Mark Rhine
hart, DR.. Allen, of Waynesville, and Mr..
Frank Smith, of Franklin, reached the
city Yesterday, to attend the druggists
convention to-day.
We hear that the Operetta of Red Rid
ing Hood will be reproduced next week.
We sincerely hope the next entertain
ment will not have such weather to
contend with.
Our subscribers at Peek post Office,
Madison county, and Turnpike, complain
of not getting their papers. We do insist
that post masters and route agents give
more attention to these matters There
must be gross carelessDess somewhere.
Water-mains are being extended from
t. corner of Charlotte down Chestnut
to White Pine street. It will prove a
great convenience to that immediate
whenever the pump on the
Swannanoa can persuade that festive
stream into our majestic stand pipe.
Our people were delighted yesterday
with one of the most brilliant showers OF
rain of the season. For about ten min
utes the performance held a very large
audience spell-bound, so to speak. 1t
cooled the atmosphere, and had a rather
pressing effect upon the dust, 1t did good.
Solicitor !. NJ. Moody returned from
Madison Court yesterday. The only i'm
portant case on the criminal docket was
that of Pinckney Knox, colored, charged
with burglary with the intent to commit
rape. He plead guilty to an assault with
intent to commit rape, and was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary. Messrs
Morphew and Rumbough were assigned
by the court to the defense, Solicitor
Moody represented the State.
Judge Montgomery is dispatching busi-
ness with ability and energy. He is now
engaged on the civil docket, and will pro
badly be engaged all of this and the
next week,
Our people and authorities are giving
very earnest and thoughtful considera
ton to the graded school organization
The most important step IN this enter
prise will be the first taken, and upo1
that will depend to very large degree
the success or failure of the school. Tht
best, most conservative business men
men acquainted with the general pur
poses and principles of such a schoo
should be chosen on the board of manag
ers, and these should exercise the great
est care IN the selection of officers. l
this school is made a success it will b.
worth very much more than it will cost
in many respects, to our city, We, ant
ON people, are very anxious to see i
start out with the very best foot foremost